ACHS 11th Grade Editing and Mechanics Learning Check #2

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Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

A. It seems that Gabriella and Maria visited panama on December 21, 2007. 

B. It seems that Gabriella and Maria visited Panama on December, 2007.

C. While in Panama, they purchased the Panama Times to keep up with the news.

D. While in Panama, they purchased The Panama times to keep up with the news. 

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

A. The beginning of spring is in the third week of March.

B. The beginning of Spring is in the third week of March.

C. The beginning of Spring is in the third week of march.

D. The beginning of spring is in the third week of march.

Which sentence is correct?

A. According  to the weather report, the first Friday in October will be a beautiful day to visit Chicago. 

B. According to the Weather Report, the first Friday in October will be a beautiful day to visit Chicago. 

C. According to the weather report, the first Friday in october will be a beautiful day to visit Chicago. 

D. According to the Weather Report, the first Friday in October will be a beautiful day to visit Chicago. 

Which revision of this sentence is best?

Harold and Jorge traveled to Virginia together, where they visited their friend Miranda, there were other people visiting her too, mostly kids that the boy did not know.

A. Change the comma after "together" to a period and begin a new sentence. 

B. Change the comma after "Miranda" to a period and begin a new sentence. 

C. Add a comma after "Jorge."

D. Add a comma after "people."

Which option is punctuated correctly?

A. Hannah was deeply curious about the ancient ruins; in fact. She found them fascinating.

B. Hannan was deeply curious. About the ancient ruins. In fact, she found the fascinating. 

C. Hannah was deeply curious, about the ancient ruins in fact, she found them fascinating. 

D. Hannah was deeply curious about the ancient ruins; in fact, she found them fascinating. 

Which example is an incomplete sentence?

A. Cynthia drove her dog to the vet for a checkup.

B. The dog was healthy. 

C. Which is a good thing. 

D. The vet gave the dog a treat afterward. 

Which revision most clearly corrects this sentence?

Having arrived at the restaurant , dinner was ordered.

A. Having arrived at the restaurant, dinner ordered.

B. Having arrived at the restaurant, we ordered dinner. 

C. Dinner was ordered by we, having arrived at the restaurant. 

D. Dinner, having arrived at the restaurant, was ordered. 

Which revision of this sentence is punctuated correctly?

By the time he got to school; George was already late for English class.

A. By the time he got to school. George was already late for English class.

B. By the time he got to school, George was already late. For English class.

C. By the time he got to school, George was already late for English class. 

D. By the time, he got to school, George was already late for English class. 

Which sentence is correct?

A. A small book lay on the dest that Justin had read.

B. Laying on the desk, Justin read a small book. 

C. A small book, which Justin had read, lay on the desk. 

D. Justin read a small book layin on the desk. 

Which sentence is correct?

A. Running for the train, the newspaper fell to the ground. 

B. Running for the train, I dropped my newspaper. 

C. Pumping the gas, the pump handle broke off. 

D. Pumping the gas, the car was empty. 

Which action best corrects this sentence?

He ate his meal sloppily giving us full view of his bad manners.

A. Splitting the sentence into two sentences between "sloppily" and "giving"

B. Splitting the sentence into two sentences between "view" and "of" 

C. Adding a colon between "view" and "of"

D. Adding a comma between "sloppily" and "giving"

Which change(s) best correct(s) this sentence?

The mot important part of this book is the fifth chapter because the main character meets her lost twin for the first time she is a wealthy princess living in Argentina.

A. Inserting a comma between "book" and "is"

B. Inserting a colon between "chapter" and "because" 

C. Inserting a period between "time" and "she" and capitalizing "She"

D. Inserting a period between "princess" and "living" and capitalizing "Living"

Which action best corrects this sentence?

Jackie Robinson was a great baseball player who made a difference in the world he is a legend.

A. Adding a comma after "Robinson" 

B. Adding an exclamation point at the end of the sentence

C. Splitting the sentence into two sentences between "world" and "he"

D. Splitting the sentence into two sentences between "player" and "who"

Which sentence contains the best example of parallel structure?

A. The football players won the game, went out for pizza, and finished their homework. 

B. The football players won the game, they went out for pizza, and doing their homework. 

C. The problem started small, growing bigger, and finally is really signifcant. 

D. The problem started small, grows bigger, and finally is a significant problem. 

Revise the following sentence so that it exhibits proper parellelism

When you go out today, get some milk, drop off the mail, and also your sister needs to be picked up

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

A. It seems that Gabriella and Maria visited panama on December 21, 2007. 

B. It seems that Gabriella and Maria visited Panama on December, 2007.

C. While in Panama, they purchased the Panama Times to keep up with the news.

D. While in Panama, they purchased The Panama times to keep up with the news. 

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

A. The beginning of spring is in the third week of March.

B. The beginning of Spring is in the third week of March.

C. The beginning of Spring is in the third week of march.

D. The beginning of spring is in the third week of march.

Which sentence is correct? 

A. According  to the weather report, the first Friday in October will be a beautiful day to visit Chicago. 

B. According to the Weather Report, the first Friday in October will be a beautiful day to visit Chicago. 

C. According to the weather report, the first Friday in october will be a beautiful day to visit Chicago. 

D. According to the Weather Report, the first Friday in October will be a beautiful day to visit Chicago. 

Which revision of this sentence is best? 

Harold and Jorge traveled to Virginia together, where they visited their friend Miranda, there were other people visiting her too, mostly kids that the boy did not know. 

A. Change the comma after "together" to a period and begin a new sentence. 

B. Change the comma after "Miranda" to a period and begin a new sentence. 

C. Add a comma after "Jorge."

D. Add a comma after "people."

Which option is punctuated correctly?

A. Hannah was deeply curious about the ancient ruins; in fact. She found them fascinating.

B. Hannan was deeply curious. About the ancient ruins. In fact, she found the fascinating. 

C. Hannah was deeply curious, about the ancient ruins in fact, she found them fascinating. 

D. Hannah was deeply curious about the ancient ruins; in fact, she found them fascinating. 

Which example is an incomplete sentence? 

A. Cynthia drove her dog to the vet for a checkup.

B. The dog was healthy. 

C. Which is a good thing. 

D. The vet gave the dog a treat afterward. 

Which revision most clearly corrects this sentence?

Having arrived at the restaurant , dinner was ordered.

A. Having arrived at the restaurant, dinner ordered.

B. Having arrived at the restaurant, we ordered dinner. 

C. Dinner was ordered by we, having arrived at the restaurant. 

D. Dinner, having arrived at the restaurant, was ordered. 

Which revision of this sentence is punctuated correctly?

By the time he got to school; George was already late for English class. 

A. By the time he got to school. George was already late for English class.

B. By the time he got to school, George was already late. For English class.

C. By the time he got to school, George was already late for English class. 

D. By the time, he got to school, George was already late for English class. 

Which sentence is correct?

A. A small book lay on the dest that Justin had read.

B. Laying on the desk, Justin read a small book. 

C. A small book, which Justin had read, lay on the desk. 

D. Justin read a small book layin on the desk. 

Which sentence is correct? 

A. Running for the train, the newspaper fell to the ground. 

B. Running for the train, I dropped my newspaper. 

C. Pumping the gas, the pump handle broke off. 

D. Pumping the gas, the car was empty. 

Which action best corrects this sentence? 

He ate his meal sloppily giving us full view of his bad manners.

A. Splitting the sentence into two sentences between "sloppily" and "giving"

B. Splitting the sentence into two sentences between "view" and "of" 

C. Adding a colon between "view" and "of"

D. Adding a comma between "sloppily" and "giving"

Which change(s) best correct(s) this sentence? 

The mot important part of this book is the fifth chapter because the main character meets her lost twin for the first time she is a wealthy princess living in Argentina. 

A. Inserting a comma between "book" and "is"

B. Inserting a colon between "chapter" and "because" 

C. Inserting a period between "time" and "she" and capitalizing "She"

D. Inserting a period between "princess" and "living" and capitalizing "Living"

Which action best corrects this sentence?

Jackie Robinson was a great baseball player who made a difference in the world he is a legend. 

A. Adding a comma after "Robinson" 

B. Adding an exclamation point at the end of the sentence

C. Splitting the sentence into two sentences between "world" and "he"

D. Splitting the sentence into two sentences between "player" and "who"

Which sentence contains the best example of parallel structure?

A. The football players won the game, went out for pizza, and finished their homework. 

B. The football players won the game, they went out for pizza, and doing their homework. 

C. The problem started small, growing bigger, and finally is really signifcant. 

D. The problem started small, grows bigger, and finally is a significant problem. 

ACHS 11th Grade Editing and Mechanics Learning Check #2

ACHS 11th Grade Editing and Mechanics Learning Check #2

Revise the following sentence so that it exhibits proper parellelismWhen you go out today, get some milk, drop off the mail, and also your sister needs to be picked up

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

Which sentence is correct?

Which revision of this sentence is best? Harold and Jorge traveled to Virginia together, where they visited their friend Miranda, there were other people visiting her too, mostly kids that the boy did not know.

Which option is punctuated correctly?

Which example is an incomplete sentence?

Which revision most clearly corrects this sentence?Having arrived at the restaurant , dinner was ordered.

Which revision of this sentence is punctuated correctly?By the time he got to school; George was already late for English class.

Which sentence is correct?

Which sentence is correct?

Which action best corrects this sentence? He ate his meal sloppily giving us full view of his bad manners.

Which change(s) best correct(s) this sentence? The mot important part of this book is the fifth chapter because the main character meets her lost twin for the first time she is a wealthy princess living in Argentina.

Which action best corrects this sentence?Jackie Robinson was a great baseball player who made a difference in the world he is a legend.

Which sentence contains the best example of parallel structure?

Revise the following sentence so that it exhibits proper parellelismWhen you go out today, get some milk, drop off the mail, and also your sister needs to be picked up

Revise the following sentence so that it exhibits proper parellelism

When you go out today, get some milk, drop off the mail, and also your sister needs to be picked up

Which revision of this sentence is best?

Harold and Jorge traveled to Virginia together, where they visited their friend Miranda, there were other people visiting her too, mostly kids that the boy did not know.

Which revision most clearly corrects this sentence?

Having arrived at the restaurant , dinner was ordered.

Which revision of this sentence is punctuated correctly?

By the time he got to school; George was already late for English class.

Which action best corrects this sentence?

He ate his meal sloppily giving us full view of his bad manners.

Which change(s) best correct(s) this sentence?

The mot important part of this book is the fifth chapter because the main character meets her lost twin for the first time she is a wealthy princess living in Argentina.

Which action best corrects this sentence?

Jackie Robinson was a great baseball player who made a difference in the world he is a legend.

Revise the following sentence so that it exhibits proper parellelism

When you go out today, get some milk, drop off the mail, and also your sister needs to be picked up